In the aftermath he is sent to lay low on the holiday island of Jeju with legendary gang elder Kuto for a few weeks. There he meets Kuto's coarse and self destructive niece Kim Jay-yeon and is unsure what to make of her.
Soon, the repercussions from his actions catch up with him...
CW: suicide attempts
Korean gangster cinema delivers again.
You've got occasional bursts of ultraviolent action, reminiscent of John Wick but made more meaningful by a sense of consequences and a burgeoning understated, unconventional doomed romance. While it's clearly Uhm Tae-goo (Tae-goo) acting as lead protagonist, Jeon Yeo-been (Jay-yeon) has lots to say and do.
It _is_ perhaps too long, but apart from some early scenes with Tae-goo's sister it never gets boring as the length is used to build investment in the characters.
Recommended 8/10 but you've got to be in the mood for some very violent and somewhat bleak viewing.